Detroit, we’ve seen this movie before. And we know how it ends.
Charlie LeDuff is digging into allegations surrounding Mayor Mary Sheffield, a children’s charity, an ex-boyfriend with a story to tell, and tens of thousands of dollars in donations that raise some mighty uncomfortable questions.
Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick turned a charity into his personal piggy bank. Now Sheffield’s former associate, Marvin Walker, is making allegations that sound awfully familiar.
There’s a paper trail. There’s a marijuana mogul who says he donated more than $40,000 to the charity. And there’s a glaring question: Why don’t those donations appear in the charity’s tax filings?
Charlie gets into the paperwork, the allegations, the missing disclosures, and the people who don’t seem particularly interested in answering questions.
Follow the money, Detroit. Because the paperwork doesn’t lie.
FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdVDsI-QU0M
